Destination brief
Shanghai, China
Travel Score
63
out of 100
In short
Worth going, with some care.
Explore
Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25, with an average weather score of only 29.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 28/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 93% chance of rain on Oct 24.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Heavy rain forecast on Oct 23, Oct 24.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Songjiang District, ShanghaiStation: ChengbeiUpdated 11:30 PM local time
20°C
Moderate or heavy rain shower
Feels like 19°High 22° · Low 16°
Rain now
92%
Rain today
84% chance
Humidity
95%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 63 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 70 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
CulturalChina · Nationwide
Feb 6–20, 2027In 106 days
The Spring Festival, from the new year on 6 February in 2027 to the Lantern Festival on 20 February.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:35 PM
Friday, October 23
18 km/h NE
Visibility
7.0 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 23
22° 16°
Sunny · 84% rain
Sat
Oct 24
20° 19°
Patchy rain nearby · 93% rain
Sun
Oct 25
21° 18°
Patchy rain nearby · 84% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Mandarin Chinese is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: April, May and October. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
14° 5°
Cool
About 80 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 8° / 1° | 65 mm | 58 |
| February | Cold | 10° / 2° | 76 mm | 61 |
| March | Cool | 14° / 5° | 80 mm | 74 |
| April | Pleasant | 19° / 10° | 92 mm | 89 |
| May | Pleasant | 25° / 16° | 95 mm | 91 |
| June | Wet | 28° / 21° | 192 mm | 76 |
| July | Wet | 31° / 25° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 154 mm |
| 69 |
| August | Wet | 31° / 25° | 158 mm | 69 |
|---|
| September | Wet | 27° / 21° | 129 mm | 85 |
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| October | Pleasant | 23° / 16° | 73 mm | 94 |
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| November | Pleasant | 17° / 10° | 70 mm | 85 |
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| December | Cool | 10° / 3° | 57 mm | 67 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 6.69 CNY, as of 23 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Suzhou
67 km away · 6.7M people
76Good to travel
18°Light rain
Open briefShanghai
31 km away · 25M people
63Travel with care
20°Moderate rain
Open briefNantong
116 km away · 2.3M people
77Good to travel
19°Light rain
Open briefWuxi
107 km away · 4.4M people
74Good to travel
19°Light drizzle
Open briefChangzhou
146 km away · 3.3M people
78Good to travel
18°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.